PRS plans to rip off Composers on TV
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
The Performing Rights Society, an organisation that collects money from broadcasting on behalf of performers, currently has proposal to slash the per-minute royalty payout for most television broadcasts.
The proposal also includes vastly increasing the royalty payment for any music used during a so-called 'primetime' slot of 6pm until midnight.
In essence, PRS is to make a very few top flight composers (the ones who get most of the primetime) a lot richer than they already are. And would drastically cut all the majority of payments to artists.
If you are a PRS performer, sign this petition if you value your income:
http://www.composersforafairdeal.com/sign-the-petition
If you're a particulary pyscotic person, you can write to the individual board members here:
http://www.composersforafairdeal.com/news